Summary of Capabilities and Limitations

While this section shows the most important similarities and differences between NeXtMidas and X-Midas, it is intended solely to answer questions that experienced X-Midas users are expected to have. No attempt is made to explain X-Midas operating concepts or jargon. Readers without X-Midas experience can skip this segment without missing any essential information about NeXtMidas. Although NeXtMidas borrows many operating concepts from X-Midas, it shares none of its code.

Similarities

NeXtMidas extends the following X-Midas features:

Obsolete Commands

The following X-Midas commands are missing from NeXtMidas because they provide a service that is not relevant to NeXtMidas or have a functional replacement:

MTRANSLATE is unnecessary.

STARTCONTROLS is unnecessary.

XCALL is functionally replaced by GCONTROL.

XCNTRL, XCOLORMAP, XMREMOTES, and XWINDOW are unnecessary.

XCONTROL is functionally replaced by GCONTROL.

XDATALIST is functionally replaced by LIST.

XMBLD is functionally replaced by BLD.

XMOPT is functionally replaced by OPTION.

XMPATH is functionally replaced by PATH.

XMSGLOG is functionally replaced by MESSAGELOG.

XPIPE is functionally replaced by PIPE.

XPLOT is functionally replaced by PLOT.

Quiet Changes

The following X-Midas features operate differently in NeXtMidas without necessarily warning the user or macro programmer of the change or of possible misunderstanding. Known bugs or temporary NeXtMidas limitations are not listed here.